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Society & culture: general

Hardcover. As many can attest, the prevalence of sexual imagery has increased in modern society over the past half century. In this timely new study, Kenneth Kammeyer traces the historical development of sexual imagery in America and society's preoccupation with it, all within a firm theoretical and sociological framework Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; JFD; JHBA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 505.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230609426
ISBN
9780230609426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.84

Paperback. This book is the result of a four-year, in-depth study using social science methodology of those refugees who came as children or youths from Central Europe to the United States during the 1930s and 1940s, fleeing persecution from the National Socialist regime. This study examines their fates in their new country, their successes and tribulations. Num Pages: 265 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230609075
ISBN
9780230609075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Hardcover. This work explores matrophobia - the fear not of one's mother or of motherhood but of becoming one's mother - in past and present white feminist analyses of motherhood and mothering. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230608634
ISBN
9780230608634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Hardcover. An accessible and original look into the education policy of Australia that considers how it came about, how it was steered to the political right, how some educators struggled to implement or resist it in their schools and how it applies to other systems. Num Pages: 271 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFSJ2; JNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230608399
ISBN
9780230608399
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 44.25

Hardcover. The book narrates the story of how the school, founded by women pioneers of public education in a Rocky Mountain mining settlement, became the centre and sustaining force of the town's community life from its beginning in the 1870s to the present day. Num Pages: 228 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBTB; JFSJ1; JNL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230608351
ISBN
9780230608351
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 43.91

Hardcover. By analyzing concrete examples of the creation of a heritage in the context of migration, this multi-sited ethnography considers the implications of representations of religions and diaspora for Sindhi Hindus and other similar communities. Num Pages: 237 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSR; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230608320
ISBN
9780230608320
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.99

Paperback. This book explores how girls growing up in girl power media culture understand gender, self, empowerment, and resistance. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFK; JFSJ1; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344. Coming of Age in Girl Power Media Culture. 216 pages. This book explores how girls growing up in girl power media culture understand gender, self, empowerment, and resistance. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFK; JFSJ1; JFSP1. Dimension: 217 x 147 x 16. Weight: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230608146
ISBN
9780230608146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.36

Hardcover. This book is a critical analysis of the technologies of identity-formation in governmental family planning policy. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFMA; JPQB; MBNH4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230607989
ISBN
9780230607989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.51

Hardcover. By examining the minister who helped inspire the founding of the Harlem Unitarian Church Reverend Ethelred Brown, Floyd-Thomas offers a provocative examination of the religious and intellectual roots of Black humanist thought. Series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAX; HRCC9; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230606777
ISBN
9780230606777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.74

Hardcover. Taking up such issues as mainstreaming, the male gaze, and female masculinity, this book puts forward provocative readings of little explored texts and offers new insights into the contemporary representation of lesbians. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; JFD; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230606746
ISBN
9780230606746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.62

Paperback. This collection looks at the on-going significance of Black Consciousness, situating it in a global frame, examining the legacy of Steve Biko, the current state of post-apartheid South African politics, and the culture and history of the anti-apartheid movements. Editor(s): Mngxitama, Andile; Alexander, Amanda; Gibson, Nigel. Series: Contemporary Black History. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230606494
ISBN
9780230606494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.18

Paperback. This book examines the challenges faced through history by female leaders of Britain. From empress Matilda to Queen Victoria, the author shows how these powerful women succeeded in a male-dominated patriarchal culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230606340
ISBN
9780230606340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.12

Paperback. This revised and expanded edition traces the lives of key American civil rights leaders as they willingly risk their lives for the civil rights cause, including A. Philip Randolph, Thurgood Marshall, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Fannie Lou Hamer, and Ella Baker. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230606333
ISBN
9780230606333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.19

Hardcover. This book is comprised of reflections by diverse women's studies scholars, focusing on the many ways in which the field has evolved from its first introduction in the University setting to the present day. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230605794
ISBN
9780230605794
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 44.25

Hardcover. This book examines the incorporation of newly accessible mass media into practices of religious mediation in a variety of settings including the Pentecostal Church and Islamic movements, as well as the use of religious forms and image in the sphere of radio and cinema. Series: Religion/Culture/Critique. Num Pages: 292 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230605558
ISBN
9780230605558
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.82

Hardcover. This innovative book explores the role of evangelical religion in the conflict in Northern Ireland, including how it may contribute to a peaceful political transition. Ganiel offers an original perspective on the role of a 'strong' religion in conflict transformation, and the misunderstood role of evangelicalism in the process. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; GTJ; JFSR; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230605398
ISBN
9780230605398
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.28

Hardcover. This book looks at the post-Holocaust experience with emphasis on aspects of its impact on popular culture. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; DSB; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230604742
ISBN
9780230604742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.35

Hardcover. A fascinating demonstration of how U.S. representations of veils, harems, and belly dancers have operated as nostalgic and exotic symbols to help rationalize dominant U.S. narratives about power and progress. Num Pages: 249 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSJ1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230604728
ISBN
9780230604728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.95

Hardcover. Analyzing real, speculative, and imaginary schemes of migration to and from Britain, this book addresses three interrelated movements: between France and Britain after the French Revolution, between Britain and North America also after the Revolution, and between West Africa and Britain in the years leading to the Revolution. Series: Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 212 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230604681
ISBN
9780230604681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.28

Hardcover. This book develops an account of 'inclusive multicultural governance' which is contrasted with assimilationist and separatist/differentialist approaches to the political management of and accommodation of multicultural diversity in liberal democracies. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230604544
ISBN
9780230604544
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.52

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